Immobilization of wild collared anteaters with ketamine- and xylazine-hydrochloride

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 795-800

  Fournier Chambrillon, Christine ^a,b   Fournier, Pascal ^a   Vié, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a Savoie Technolac   (France)

^b SEPANGUY (Societe d'Etude pour l'Amenagement et la Protection de la Nature en Guyane)   (France)

Author keywords

Collared anteater; Immobilization; Ketamine hydrochloride; Tamandua tetradactyla; Xylazine hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDENTATA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WILD ANIMAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; XENARTHRA; XYLAZINE;

EID: 0031241460     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.795     Document Type: Article

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